Past and present work practices of European interventional cardiologists in the context of radiation protection of the eye lens —results of the EURALOC study

This paper investigates over five decades of work practices in interventional cardiology, with an
emphasis on radiation protection. The analysis is based on data from more than 400 cardiologists
from various European countries recruited for a EURALOC study and collected in the period from 2014
to 2016. Information on the types of procedures performed and their annual mean number, fluoroscopy
time, access site choice, x-ray units and radiation protection means used was collected using an
occupational questionnaire. Based on the specific European data, changes in each parameter have been
analysed over decades, while country-specific data analysis has allowed us to determine the
differences in local practices. In particular, based on the collected data, the typical workload of
a European cardiologist working in a haemodynamic room and an electrophysiology room was specified
for various types of procedures. The results showed that when working in a haemodynamic room, a
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Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - June 11, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: Joanna Domienik-Andrzejewska, Olivera Ciraj-Bjelac, Panagiotis Askounis, Peter Covens, Octavian Dragusin, Sophie Jacob, Jad Farah, Emilio Gianicolo, Renato Padovani, Pedro Teles, Anders Widmark and Lara Struelens Source Type: research